I'm seeing the level varying on TP1 (C4) across Europe, so I guess this is EUMETSAT tests in relation to the new HVS-2 transponder C3. If it's just a level change it confirms something I've suspected

David, Thanks for the advice and the link to your useful and comprehensive 'Windows 10 problems' page. Fancy having to have advice as to sorting out problems caused by an update to ones operating syst

During the tests I've just reported on, I thought I would take a look at the signals provided by the old and "new" HVS-2 transponders. - The Spectrum Spy plot in the lower waterfall window shows the n

EUMETSAT have confirmed that the new C3 transponder is in test mode since Friday 2022-11-11 at 15:20. They are also seeing SNR degradation since the switch-on. Here's a comparison of the existing BAS/

All, Just to report that 11.263 V appeared to be off around 15:20 UTC this afternoon - or perhaps I didn't wait long enough for it to lock up. This evening at 19:50 I'm getting 12.6 dB SNR and -21 dBm

The new HVS-2 feed on the vertically polarised 11236 MHz transponder has been active since yesterday afternoon as I reported on Twitter, and Douglas has found that it's carrying Sentinel data. It may

Oh dear! What am I thinking about re my previous post. All I need to do is change polarisation from H to V. Doh!!! OK - BS/HVS-1 currently giving me 13.7 dB SNR and P of -18 dBm. HVS-2 giving me 13.3

Dear SatPy users, if you haven't noticed yet, pycoast 1.6.0 is out. This is a major update that among other things: - fixes the 'Ireland has no coast' bug - fixes the 'horizontal and vertical scratche

I have added another Python script which creates a growing movie of incoming sat-data: http://www.alblas.demon.nl/wsat/software/satpy.html#live%20movie It uses a watchdog to detect incoming files, exe

OS：Win10 Under：Windows PowerShell Using " -timestamp@[20,30]s12 " leads to Error: Wrong or incomplete option '-timestamp@' but shouldn't the format be " -timestamp@[<x>,<y>]s<size> "? btw -timestamp w

I have added a python file with some functions to create a movie from jpeg files, and to extend a movie with one frame, with a limit of max. number of frames. This way you can extend a movie on the fl

Folks, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is an updated release version of the MSG Data Manager available: https://www.satsignal.eu/software/msg_dm.htm Release notes: V3.1.22 - Honour retention peri

I have updated all my satpy scripts (from a function point of view still mainly based on V30 of Ernst' scripts). Downloaded tle files from space-track.org are now placed in EMCtools/pppconfig. Also, t

Hello All, Just had to do a double take whilst working away on another computer. Metop-B and Metop-C both imaging 2 different North Atlantic storms at the same 'time.' Regards, John Tellick

Dear All, while trying to get more insight about Robert Moore's antenna pointing using the sun I have learnt some new aspects concerning solar outages. I was wrong assuming the closest approach is alw

EUMETSAT announced: Note: dates for Meteosat Rapid Scanning Service breaks have been updated, including new month-long break starting 21 Nov https://www.eumetsat.int/rapid-scanning-service-schedule Do

I do not receive the CTH - MPE picture- picture anymore on Eutelsat- Africa. Problems with Eumetsat- or with me? Kobus Botha- South Africa

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All, Things seem to be going well for MTG and a December launch? https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Europe_s_all-new_weather_satelli

Dear All, during the ongoing solar outage season I give Robert Moore a hand to measure SNR for possible hints regarding his antenna pointing. I have written the attached CMD script (BETA) for this pur